2001 Wales rugby union tour of Japan

March 2014 June 2020 Wales 2001 Lynn Howells Sam Simon Andy Moore 5 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 JPN 2 2 0 0 1999 Argentina 2002 South Africa The 2001 Wales rugby union tour of Japan was a series of matches played in June 2001 in Japan by the Wales national rugby union team. With their best players involved in the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia, the squad featured a blend of youth and experience.Gibbs out of Wales touring squad https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/3004641/Gibbs-out-of-Wales-touring-squad.html The Telegraph 7 May 2018 2 May 2001 Although they won just one of their non-test matches on tour, Wales won both tests against the Japan national team. Squad Name Position Club Notes Steve Jones rugby union, born 1977 Hooker Neath Andrew Lewis rugby union Hooker Cardiff Saul Nelson Hooker Bristol Chris Anthony rugby union Prop Newport Phil Booth rugby union Prop Llanelli Ben Evans rugby union Prop Swansea Ceri Jones Prop Newport Duncan Jones rugby union Prop Neath Iestyn Thomas Prop Ebbw Vale Ian Gough Lock Newport Withdrew due to shoulder injury Adam Jones rugby union, born 1980 Lock Cardiff Deiniol Jones Lock Ebbw Vale Withdrew due to shoulder injuryWarlow and Jones shoulder to shoulder https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Warlow+and+Jones+shoulder+to+shoulder.-a079542888 South Wales Echo The Free Library 26 October 2001 1 March 2023 Andy Moore rugby union, born 1974 (captain) Lock Swansea Craig Quinnell Lock Cardiff Chris Stephens rugby union Lock Bridgend Nathan Budgett Back row Ebbw Vale Geraint Lewis Back row Swansea Andy Lloyd rugby union Back row Bath Michael Owen rugby union Back row Pontypridd Alix Popham Back row Newport Robin Sowden-Taylor Back row Cardiff Gavin Thomas Back row Bath Gareth Cooper Scrum-half Bath Dwayne Peel Scrum-half Llanelli Ryan Powell rugby union Scrum-half Cardiff Gavin Henson Fly-half Swansea Lee Jarvis Fly-half Pontypridd Allan Bateman Centre Northampton Withdrew due to ankle injury Adrian Durston Centre Bridgend Stephen Jones rugby union Centre Llanelli Jason Jones-Hughes Centre Newport Withdrew due to knee injuryJones-Hughes out of Wales tour https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/6555484.jones-hughes-out-of-wales-tour/ South Wales Argus 7 September 2001 3 April 2023 Jamie Robinson rugby union Centre Cardiff Tom Shanklin Centre Saracens Mark Jones rugby union, born 1979 Wing Llanelli Craig Morgan rugby union Wing Cardiff Withdrew due to knee injuryMorgan pulls out of tour https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1371462.stm BBC Sport 5 June 2001 22 May 2023 Gareth Thomas rugby, born 1974 Wing Cardiff Shane Williams Wing Neath Gareth Wyatt Wing Pontypridd Injury replacement for Craig Morgan Kevin Morgan rugby union Full-back Swansea Rhys Williams rugby union, born 1980 Full-back Cardiff Results DateVenueHomeScoreAwaySource20 May 2001Millennium Stadium, CardiffWAL38–40BarbariansReport3 June 2001Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, TokyoSuntory45–41WALReport6 June 2001Hanazono Rugby Stadium, OsakaJPN Japan Select XV22–32WALReport10 June 2001Hanazono Rugby Stadium, OsakaJPN10–64WALReport13 June 2001Tokyo Stadium, TokyoPacific Barbarians36–16WALReport17 June 2001Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, TokyoJPN30–53WALReport Wales v Barbarians Before embarking on their tour, Wales played an uncapped match against the Barbarians, the first match of three for the Barbarians on their own tour of Great Britain.Lomu lines up for Baa-Baas https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1322183.stm BBC Sport 9 May 2001 28 March 2023 Much of the discussion regarding Wales' team selection for the match centred around fly-half Gavin Henson, who at 1 Feb 1982 20 May 2001 and, would be the youngest Wales player to appear at the position since Llewellyn Lloyd in 1896.Teenager Henson to make history https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1332363.stm BBC Sport 15 May 2001 28 March 2023 Henson ultimately started the game on the bench, as coach Graham Henry preferred Neil Jenkins, one of eight Wales players in the team who were due to join the British & Irish Lions on their tour to Australia later in the summer.Lions start for Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1331933.stm BBC Sport 17 May 2001 28 March 2023 Shortly before the game, the Welsh Rugby Union decided to downgrade it from fully-capped to uncapped.Fly-halves take centre stage https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1339736.stm BBC Sport 20 May 2001 28 March 2023 The Barbarians held a 14–7 lead at half-time, thanks to tries from Dan Luger and Joeli Vidiri, either side of one from Jenkins. Wales thought Shane Williams had levelled the scores with a try under the posts just before the break, but it was ruled out for a forward pass in the build-up. After the interval, Kevin Morgan scored a pair of tries for the home side, one converted by Jenkins and the other by Stephen Jones, to put them 21–14 up. Substitute winger Friedrich Lombard responded for the Barbarians, but Braam van Straaten missed the conversion to leave them two points behind. Williams did score a try shortly afterwards, with Jones converting to put Wales 28–19 up. The Barbarians' replacement hooker Naka Drotské cut the deficit to two points again with a converted try, but Craig Quinnell restored Wales' nine-point margin soon after. As the game entered the final minutes, Percy Montgomery scored a try for the Barbarians, again converted by Van Straaten, only for Stephen Jones to kick a penalty moments later, putting Wales five points up shortly before the 80-minute mark; however, in the third minute of injury time, Lombard scored his second try of the game to level the scores, and Van Straaten kicked the conversion to give the Barbarians a 40–38 win.Baa-Baas win thriller https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1341165.stm BBC Sport 20 May 2001 28 March 2023 20 May 2001 15:00 WAL 38–40 Report Barbarians JenkinsMorgan (2)S. WilliamsC. Quinnell Jenkins (2)Stephen Jones (3) Stephen Jones LugerVidiriLombard (2)DrotskéMontgomery Van Straaten (5) Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Ed Morrison (England) FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Mark Taylor IC 12Stephen JonesLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Neil Jenkins SH 9 Rob Howley N8 8 Geraint LewisOF 7 Martyn Williams BF 6 Colin Charvis RL 5 Andy MooreLL 4 Craig QuinnellTP 3 Dai Young (c) HK 2 Robin McBryde LP 1 Iestyn ThomasReplacements:HK Andrew Lewis PR Darren Morris FL Nathan Budgett FL Gavin Thomas SH Gareth Cooper FH Gavin Henson CE Gareth Thomas Coach:NZL Graham Henry FB 15RSA Percy MontgomeryRW 14ENG Dan LugerOC 13AUS Jason Little IC 12IRE rugby union Kevin MaggsLW 11NZL Joeli Vidiri FH 10RSA Braam van StraatenSH 9 RSA Joost van der Westhuizen N8 8 RSA Gary Teichmann (c)OF 7 NZL Josh KronfeldBF 6 ENG Ben ClarkeRL 5 NZL Ian Jones LL 4 AUS Tom BowmanTP 3 NZL Craig DowdHK 2 SAM Trevor Leota LP 1 RSA Garry PagelReplacements:HK RSA Naka Drotské PR RSA Adrian GarveyLK NZL Robin Brooke N8 SAM Pat LamSH ENG Andy Gomarsall CE AUS Tim Horan WG RSA Friederick Lombard Coach:AUS Bob Dwyer Suntory v Wales Wales' opening tour match was against Japanese league champions Suntory, the first time a Japanese club side had faced a touring international team.Japan warning to Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1362870.stm BBC Sport 1 June 2001 29 March 2023 Taking over as coach from Graham Henry, who was coaching the British & Irish Lions in Australia, Lynn Howells named nine full internationals in the Wales team, including Stephen Jones, who was playing out of position at inside centre to accommodate Henson at fly-half. Jones captained the team in the absence of tour captain Andy Moore, who was rested. Cardiff flanker Robin Sowden-Taylor was picked to start despite not having played a senior match at club level;Jones to captain Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1359808.stm BBC Sport 30 May 2001 29 March 2023 meanwhile, lock Craig Quinnell was picked to start the match, but he pulled out due to injury and was replaced by Adam Jones.Quinnell suffers injury setback https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1363934.stm BBC Sport 1 June 2001 29 March 2023 Despite wing Craig Morgan suffering a knee injury in the 17th minute that ultimately ruled him out of the rest of the tour, Wales held a 21–10 lead at half-time; however, four second-half tries from Suntory, including a last-minute winner, saw them come from behind to claim a 45–41 victory.Red-faced Wales slump to tour defeat https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1367212.stm BBC Sport 3 June 2001 5 April 2023 Howells put the defeat down to fatigue brought about by the high temperatures, and a lack of control once they took a big lead.Howells searches for answers https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1367320.stm BBC Sport 3 June 2001 14 April 2023 Centre Jamie Robinson also suffered an injury during the match, but it was deemed minor and he remained on tour. 3 June 2001 14:00 Suntory 45–41 Report WAL Sawaki (2)KuriharaUluinayauOnozawaHojo Kurihara (6) Kurihara A. JonesStephen Jones (2)J. Robinson (2) Stephen Jones (5) Stephen Jones (2) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 13,000 Shinsuke Shimoi (Japan) Team details FB 15Hirotoki OnozawaRW 14Takashi YoshidaOC 13Alama IeremiaIC 12Alfred UluinayauLW 11Toru KuriharaFH 10Keisuke SawakiSH 9 Kiyonori TanakaN8 8 Yuya SaitoOF 7 Shinki GenBF 6 Naoya Okubo IRL 5 Jamie WashingtonLL 4 Takahiro HayanoTP 3 Kazunaka MotoyoshiHK 2 Masaaki SakataLP 1 Shin HasegawaReplacements: N. Nakamura Naoya Okubo II Daisuke Hoshikawa KitagawaSH Yoji Nagatomo Daisuke YamaguchiWG Junichi HojoCoach: FB 15Rhys WilliamsRW 14Gareth ThomasOC 13Jamie RobinsonIC 12Stephen Jones (c)LW 11Craig MorganFH 10Gavin HensonSH 9 Gareth CooperN8 8 Geraint LewisOF 7 Gavin ThomasBF 6 Andy LloydRL 5 Chris StephensLL 4 Adam JonesTP 3 Ben EvansHK 2 Andrew LewisLP 1 Duncan JonesReplacements:HK Saul NelsonPR Ceri JonesFL Robin Sowden-TaylorSH Dwayne PeelCE Adrian DurstonWG Tom ShanklinCoach:WAL Lynn Howells Japan Select XV v Wales Lynn Howells changed all 15 players in his starting line-up for the match against the Japan Select XV at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, and hailed the experience brought by the additions of centre Allan Bateman and lock Andy Moore for a match against a side including several foreign players;Howells expects tough test https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1372146.stm BBC Sport 5 June 2001 22 May 2023 however, Bateman suffered an early ankle injury and although he was able to continue until half-time, he was taken off during the break and ultimately ruled out of the rest of the tour.Injury ends Bateman's tour https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1373874.stm BBC Sport 6 June 2001 22 May 2023 The Japan Select XV scored the first try of the game, Jun Akune putting them 7–0 up after the conversion by Tanaka. Wales equalised through Adrian Durston's try, converted by Lee Jarvis, but a penalty from Tanaka put the Japan Select XV back in front. Jarvis put Wales 13–10 up as the interval approached, thanks to a pair of penalties, but a try from Tomokazu Yamauchi on the stroke of half-time put the home side 15–13 up at the change of ends. Within two minutes of the restart, Shane Williams gave Wales the lead again, his try again converted by Jarvis, who added a penalty shortly after. Williams then scored his second try of the match, just over 10 minutes into the second half, and Jarvis extended the margin to 15 points with the conversion. He scored a fourth penalty as the match entered the final 10 minutes to make the score 33–15, but the Japan Select XV scored a consolation try – a second for Yamauchi – to make the final score 33–22.Williams double lifts Wales https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15351368/williams-double-lifts-wales ESPN ESPN Enterprises 6 June 2001 22 May 2023 Williams restores Welsh pride https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1373111.stm BBC Sport 6 June 2001 22 May 2023 6 June 2001 Japan Select XV 22–33 Report WAL AkuneYamauchi (2) TanakaTachikawa Tanaka DurstonS. Williams (2) Jarvis (3) Jarvis (4) Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka Team details FB 15Goshi TachikawaRW 14Tomokazu YamauchiOC 13Reuben ParkinsonIC 12Nathan StrongmanLW 11Michinori OdaFH 10H. TanakaSH 9 Takashi TsujiN8 8 Hayden ScownOF 7 T. MiyashitaBF 6 Masanao WashiyaRL 5 Jun AkuneLL 4 Adam ParkerTP 3 Kazu HamabeHK 2 Masao AminoLP 1 Kenichi TakayanagiReplacements: Yasuhiko Iwama Ken Tsukagoshi Nakano E. Yamamoto M. Ito Mori Reo KawaiCoach: FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Mark JonesOC 13Allan BatemanIC 12Adrian DurstonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Lee JarvisSH 9 Ryan PowellN8 8 Alix PophamOF 7 Jamie RingerBF 6 Nathan BudgettRL 5 Andy Moore (c)LL 4 Craig QuinnellTP 3 Iestyn ThomasHK 2 Steve JonesLP 1 Chris AnthonyReplacements:HK Saul NelsonPR Phil BoothN8 Michael OwenSH Dwayne PeelFH Gavin HensonWG Tom ShanklinCoach:WAL Lynn Howells First test: Japan v Wales Wales' first test against Japan was their 500th international match. Coach Lyn Howells selected a young team with an average age of 24, giving debuts to centre Adrian Durston and back rowers Andy Lloyd and Gavin Thomas; full-back Kevin Morgan made his first international appearance for more than three years, and Stephen Jones made his first appearance of the tour at fly-half.Trio claim first Welsh caps https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1374947.stm BBC Sport 9 June 2001 29 July 2023 Meanwhile, Japan had to play an under-strength team due to a dispute between the Japan Rugby Union and some of their clubs.Moore anxious ahead of first Test https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1378650.stm BBC Sport 8 June 2001 29 July 2023 Gareth Thomas scored the opening try for Wales after just four minutes, and Mark Jones crossed soon after. Kevin Morgan added another try, followed by scores from Lloyd and Shane Williams (2) before Morgan had his second of the game, and Durston scored Wales' eighth of the game before the end of the first half. Japan scored two tries in the second half, but they proved mere consolation as Williams added to his first-half double with two more, equalling the national record for the most tries by an individual in a single game.Wales inspired by Williams https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1381020.stm BBC Sport 10 June 2001 3 August 2023 Test Match No. 171: Wales' second visit to Japan, game 3 https://adeac.jp/jrfu/text-list/d100011/ht101710 ADEAC 10 June 2001 2 September 2023 Captain Andy Moore came off with a strained groin before the end of the first half, but he praised the team's performance, particularly in the first half.Moore the merrier https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1381138.stm BBC Sport 10 June 2001 3 August 2023 10 June 2001 JPN 10–64 Report WAL Vatuvei 53' mIto 62' m Gar. Thomas 4' cM. Jones 7' cMorgan (2) 13' c, 22' mLloyd 15' cS. Williams (4) 17' m, 37' c, 48' c, 66' mDurston 40' c Stephen Jones (7) Hanazono Rugby Stadium, Osaka 23,000 Rob Dickson (Scotland) FB 15Tsutomu Matsuda 15RW 14Toru KuriharaOC 13Yukio MotokiIC 12Nataniela OtoLW 11Patiliai Tuidraki 80+3FH 10Shotaro Onishi 67SH 9 Wataru Murata 67N8 8 Yuya SaitoOF 7 Hiroshi Sugawara 63BF 6 Takeomi Ito 80+3RL 5 Hiroyuki TanumaLL 4 Luatangi VatuveiTP 3 Masahiko ToyoyamaHK 2 Masaaki SakataLP 1 Shin HasegawaReplacements:PR 16Ryō YamamuraPR 17Akihito Kato 80+3FL 18Koichi Kubo 80+3FL 19Eiji Yamamoto 63SH 20Yuji Sonoda 67FH 21Kensuke Iwabuchi 15CE 22Hideki Nanba 67Coach:JPN Shogo Mukai350px FB 15Kevin Morgan 60RW 14Mark JonesOC 13Gareth Thomas 75IC 12Adrian DurstonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth CooperN8 8 Geraint LewisOF 7 Gavin ThomasBF 6 Andy Lloyd 40RL 5 Andy Moore 39LL 4 Craig QuinnellTP 3 Chris Anthony 68HK 2 Andrew Lewis 67LP 1 Iestyn ThomasReplacements:HK 16Steve Jones 67PR 17Ben Evans 68FL 18Nathan Budgett 39FL 19Jamie Ringer 40SH 20Dwayne PeelFH 21Gavin Henson 60CE 22Jamie Robinson 75Coach:WAL Lynn Howells Assistant referees: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Andrew Cole (Australia) Reserve officials: Hideomi Miyahara (Japan) Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) Pacific Barbarians v Wales Wales made 14 changes from the team that beat Japan three days earlier; Mark Jones was the only survivor, switching from the right wing to the left. The inexperienced side conceded two tries in the first seven minutes, but a try from Mark Jones helped them recover to trail 17–16 at half-time; however, Wales were kept scoreless in the second half. Captain Chris Stephens was sin-binned for throwing a punch, and the Pacific Barbarians scored two more tries, as well as three more penalties, giving them a 36–16 win.Wales left battered and bruised https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1385376.stm BBC Sport 13 June 2001 2 September 2023 Towards the end of the game, Mark Jones was stretchered off with knee ligament damage, putting an end to his tour.Howells upbeat despite defeat https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/wales/1386927.stm BBC Sport 13 June 2001 2 September 2023 Stephens was criticised after the game for picking up a yellow card for punching; his selection as captain had already come under scrutiny before the game, having been fined £2,000 for punching Cross Keys player Ioan Bebb in the first game of the previous season, causing an eye injury that ended Bebb's career.Hall criticises sin-binned Stephens https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1387389.stm BBC Sport 13 June 2001 2 September 2023 13 June 2001 Pacific Barbarians 36–16 Report WAL WashingtonLittleMafileoByers Cashmore (2) Cashmore (4) M. Jones Jarvis Jarvis Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo Andrew Jones (Australia) Team details FB 15Adrian CashmoreRW 14Simana MafileoOC 13Tabai MatsonIC 12Matua ParkinsonLW 11PennefatherFH 10Walter LittleSH 9 Graeme BachopN8 8 Arran PeneOF 7 SmithBF 6 Takuro MiuchiRL 5 Charles RiechelmannLL 4 Jamie WashingtonTP 3 Jung-pyoHK 2 Matt SextonLP 1 Koji KitasakoReplacements: Sato Oguchi Parker Mika Gilespie Derek Maisey Kyle ByersCoach: FB 15Rhys WilliamsRW 14Gareth WyattOC 13Jamie RobinsonIC 12Tom ShanklinLW 11Mark JonesFH 10Lee JarvisSH 9 Dwayne PeelN8 8 Michael OwenOF 7 Jamie RingerBF 6 Alix PophamRL 5 Chris Stephens (c)LL 4 Adam JonesTP 3 Ceri JonesHK 2 Saul NelsonLP 1 Phil BoothReplacements:HK Steve JonesPR Ben EvansPR Duncan JonesLK Andy LloydFL Robin Sowden-TaylorSH Ryan PowellFH Gavin HensonCoach:WAL Lynn Howells Second test: Japan v Wales Despite his yellow card in the midweek match against the Pacific Barbarians, Chris Stephens was named on the bench for the second test against Japan. In the starting line-up, Wales made two changes from the first test; Tom Shanklin was named on the wing to make his test debut in place of the injured Mark Jones, while Nathan Budgett was named in the back row in place of Andy Lloyd.Stephens in for second Test https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/1387962.stm BBC Sport 15 June 2001 2 September 2023 Wales held a 19–3 lead after half an hour, thanks to a try from Gavin Thomas and two from Gareth Thomas, but two quick tries and a penalty for Japan put the home side 20–19 up at half-time. After the break, Wales scored four tries in the first 20 minutes; Gavin Thomas opened the scoring with his second try of the game, before Shane Williams scored his seventh try of the tour, followed by two in two minutes from debutant Shanklin. Scrum-half Dwayne Peel came on to make his test debut in the 73rd minute, shortly before Gareth Thomas completed his hat-trick. Following a consolation score from Hirotoki Onozawa, fellow substitute Jamie Robinson scored another try with the final play of the game, giving Wales a 53–30 win and a 2–0 victory in the test series.Test Match No. 172: Wales' second visit to Japan, game 5 https://adeac.jp/jrfu/text-list/d100011/ht101720 ADEAC 17 June 2001 2 September 2023 17 June 2001 JPN 30–53 Report WAL Kubo 33' cMasuho 36' cOnozawa 79' c Kurihara (2/2)Iwabuchi Kurihara (3) 6', 40+4', 47' Gav. Thomas (2) 16' m, 44' mGar. Thomas (3) 22' c, 26' c, 76' cS. Williams 56' cShanklin (2) 57' m, 59' mJ. Robinson 80+3' m Stephen Jones (3/8) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 23,000 Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) FB 15Hirotoki OnozawaRW 14Toru KuriharaOC 13Hideki NanbaIC 12Yukio MotokiLW 11Terunori Masuho 61FH 10Kensuke IwabuchiSH 9 Wataru MurataN8 8 Yuya Saito 61OF 7 Kazuya KoizumiBF 6 Koichi KuboRL 5 Hiroyuki Tanuma 79LL 4 Luatangi VatuveiTP 3 Masahiko Toyoyama 62 69HK 2 Masaaki Sakata (c)LP 1 Shin HasegawaReplacements:PR 16Kenichi TakayanagiPR 17Ryō Yamamura 62 69LK 18Jun Akune 79FL 19Takeomi Ito 61SH 20Sinichi TsukidaWG 21Nataniela OtoWG 22Patiliai Tuidraki 61Coach:JPN Shogo Mukai350px FB 15Kevin MorganRW 14Tom Shanklin 70OC 13Gareth ThomasIC 12Adrian DurstonLW 11Shane WilliamsFH 10Stephen JonesSH 9 Gareth Cooper 73N8 8 Geraint LewisOF 7 Gavin ThomasBF 6 Nathan Budgett 64RL 5 Andy Moore (c)LL 4 Craig Quinnell 73TP 3 Chris AnthonyHK 2 Andrew LewisLP 1 Iestyn ThomasReplacements:HK 16Steve JonesPR 17Ben EvansLK 18Chris Stephens 73FL 19Jamie Ringer 64SH 20Dwayne Peel 73FH 21Gavin HensonCE 22Jamie Robinson 70Coach:WAL Lynn Howells Assistant referees: Rob Dickson (Scotland) Andrew Cole (Australia) Reserve officials: Hideomi Miyahara (Japan) Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) References Wales Tour Tour Category:Wales national rugby union team tours Category:Wales national rugby union team tours of Japan Wales